OBi110, POTS, and GV
UncleOp:
Quote from: UncleOp on October 13, 2014, 01:30:06 pm
... I will likely take the full plunge this weekend when I have some hours free to hack and debug. I'll make sure I save a backup of my current config, of course.
Based on limited testing, my config to route local numbers locally and all others via GV seems to work. The only downside now is that call quality with GV is highly variable.
In other, loosely related, news, I had to send my original OBi110 back under RMA since either the POTS Line or Phone hardware failed. Included a smell reminiscent of Magic Smoke. I then had to reprovision/reconfigure the new unit. This shows one of the fun areas of the Internet Of Things - how do you manage a bunch of net-enabled devices in a sane yet simple way? No clear answer here.
Thanks again for the help - sorry it took so long to respond!
SteveInWA:
UncleOp:
With regard to "highly variable" call quality, that would most likely be caused by your Great State of Maine Freezing-ass cold and wet internet connection. VoIP call quality is very sensitive to ISP-related connection quality issues, that you may not notice when performing routine web browsing or streaming, which uses buffering.
If you're using a cable TV company for internet service, you might have degraded signal quality caused by old, damaged or corroded coax cabling and hardware, or a bad cable modem, or any other combination of equipment and wiring between your provider and your house. The same goes for DSL over copper wire pairs.
You can run a VoIP simulation test here: http://myspeed.visualware.com/index.php
Try several different far-end destinations, and use the G.711 CODEC VoIP test. A score less than 4.0 is problematic, and you'd need to complain to your ISP.
With regard to calling from your Nexus 5, you no longer need to use OBiON. If you don't already have Google Hangouts installed (I believe it's the default messaging program on the Nexus 5), then get it from the Google Play Store. Hangouts can make VoIP telephone calls over your phone's WiFi connection, using your GV phone number as caller ID for outbound calls, and receiving inbound calls made to your GV number.
Hangouts works entirely independent of your OBi device or any Google Chat settings. As long as you're signed into Hangouts, and you've configured it to ring on inbound calls, you can use it for all your GV calling needs.
UncleOp:
Quote from: SteveInWA on December 16, 2014, 08:33:16 am
UncleOp:
With regard to "highly variable" call quality, that would most likely be caused by your Great State of Maine Freezing-ass cold and wet internet connection. VoIP call quality is very sensitive to ISP-related connection quality issues, that you may not notice when performing routine web browsing or streaming, which uses buffering.
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You can run a VoIP simulation test here: http://myspeed.visualware.com/index.php
Try several different far-end destinations, and use the G.711 CODEC VoIP test. A score less than 4.0 is problematic, and you'd need to complain to your ISP.
heh. You sound like I did when a couple of decades ago I would advise banks on their TELEX and SWIFT lines. Boston in the Spring is probably as bad as Maine anytime; water goes where it will. Freeze/thaw cycles test wires to their limits.
My MOS with the Visualware link was 4.1, no packet loss, and moderate jitter (1.1ms upstream, 3.7ms downstream). This is on a "fast" DSL through my Telco/ISP. In a couple of months I'll be upgrading to a fiber connection, and hopefully lower latency and faster throughput. Just one test; I'll run more some day if I think it's ISP-related.
My experience with GV is only about 5 years, from the days shortly before Google bought Gizmo5 (which was very useful when I was in China with my family). My suspicion - admittedly a WABEG - is that sometimes GV's call routing takes the least-cost-as-in-$s route vs. the least-cost-as-in-hops. I can't blame them; it remains hard to argue with "free". Thus some calls are crystal clear, while others on the same day may feature crackle/pop-like stutter.
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With regard to calling from your Nexus 5, you no longer need to use OBiON. If you don't already have Google Hangouts installed (I believe it's the default messaging program on the Nexus 5), then get it from the Google Play Store. Hangouts can make VoIP telephone calls over your phone's WiFi connection, using your GV phone number as caller ID for outbound calls, and receiving inbound calls made to your GV number.
Hangouts works entirely independent of your OBi device or any Google Chat settings. As long as you're signed into Hangouts, and you've configured it to ring on inbound calls, you can use it for all your GV calling needs.
Thanks for the pointer! Looks like this can still be tedious to set up correctly, but at least now it's doable.
azrobert:
See: http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=2905.msg19239#msg19239
SteveInWA:
Quote from: UncleOp on December 17, 2014, 07:01:25 am
Thanks for the pointer! Looks like this can still be tedious to set up correctly, but at least now it's doable.
There is very little setup needed. I assume you already have the Android Hangouts app installed. Just sign in, and select the option to receive calls. That's it.
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